help new fish on its side

[hindi]

Hi,
I got this fish last night. Had a look at its condition this morning and this is what I saw. Looks like some of his fins burnt and seems to have discolour around this mouth and head. Please help.

[scott bowler]

hindi did you check the ph and ammonia beore you put the fish n ?
is there other discus in your tank or is it your first ?

[hindi]

ph is around 6.2 and no ammonia. I did a water change in the morning and put the fish in later that day. this is my first time posting how do you insert an image?

[scott bowler]

were you post the mesage there is a browse click that go to your pic resize if it needs then post , as for the fish what is the temp and is all the water the same ? did you get it from a shop ?

[hindi]

discus on its side breathing fast

[hindi]

water temp is 28, I got the fish from winnie on the forum last night. Ph was the same or atleast i thought so. Should i take the fish out and put it in a salt bath? its got both fins closed at the moment and on its side.

[scott bowler]

the temp is a bit low . how did you put this guy in the tank it has got shock but there is also some sighn of some burn on its fins imo so there might be some thing in the water that not the same i would check the ph again .when you did wc the morning how much and was it the same temp and aged ? i dont know if salt bath will help .may strees it more turn the light of .do you have other discus ?

[hindi]

i have 4 other discus in the tank. i will try and increase the water temp to 31. Do you think i need to put any form of meds in the tank at the moment or increase the ph? also the water was no aged.

[scott bowler]

do you have some prime if not get some you ned to put some in. dont in crease the ph but has it moved at all do a reading now ?

[hindi]

ill go get some prime and get my local shop to test the water as well.

[scott bowler]

ok mp sent

[Merrilyn]

That fish is showing all the signs of pH shock.

Check again with the seller what his pH is.

To me it looks like his pH is around 7 and your pH is around 6. That's a huge drop and can possibly cause the death of a fish.

Do you have any Sodium Bi Carbonate in the house? If not,y you can find some in the cooking section of the supermarket. Slowly add 1 level teaspoon each hour till you bring the pH up to 7 and you should see an improvement in the fish. Depending on the size of the tank, this could take 24 to 48 hours.

How big is the tank, and how often do you normally do water changes.

[ivo]

Merrilyn, i got to admire your knowledge. You have a cure for everything.
I hope this forum's member discus will make it.